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How old is grandma?
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Stay with this -- the answer is at the end. It will blow you away.
One evening a 14 year old grandson was talking to his grandmother about current events.
The grandson asked his grandmother what she thought about the computer age, and just things in general..
The Grandmother replied, "Well, let me think a minute, I was born before:
' television
' penicillin
' polio shots
' frozen foods
' Xerox
' contact lenses
' the pill
There were no:
' credit cards
' laser beams or
' ball-point pens
Man had not invented:
' pantyhose
' air conditioners
' dishwashers
' clothes dryers
' man hadn't yet walked on the moon
Your Grandfather and I got married first, .. .... ... and then lived together..
Until I was 25, I called every man older than me, "Sir".
And after I turned 25, I still called policemen and every man with a title, "Sir."
We were before gay-rights, computer- dating, dual careers, daycare centres, and group therapy.
Our lives were governed by the Ten Commandments, good judgment, and common sense.
We were taught to know the difference between right and wrong and to stand up and take responsibility for our actions.
Serving your country was a privilege; living in this country was a bigger privilege...
Having a meaningful relationship meant getting along with your cousins.
Draft dodgers were those who closed front doors as the evening breeze started.
Time-sharing meant time the family spent together in the evenings and weekends.
We never heard of FM radios, tape decks, CDs, electric typewriters, yogurt, or guys wearing earrings.
And I don't ever remember any kid blowing his brains out listening to Tommy Dorsey.
If you saw anything with 'Made in Japan' on it, it was junk
The term 'making out' referred to how you did on your school exam....
Pizza Hut, McDonald's, and instant coffee were unheard of.
You could spend a tanner on enough stamps to mail 1 letter and 2 postcards.
You could buy a new Ford Coupe for £600, . .. . but who could afford one?
Too bad, because petrol was ten bob a gallon.
In my day:
' "grass" was mowed,
' "coke" was a cold drink,
' "pot" was something your mother cooked in and
' "rock music" was your grandmother's lullaby.
' "Aids" were helpers in the Principal's office,
' "chip" meant a piece of wood,
' "hardware" was found in a hardware store and
' "software" wasn't even a word.
And we were the last generation to actually believe that a lady needed a husband to have a baby.
No wonder people call us "old and confused" and say there is a generation gap. or from the archives
How old do you think I am?
I bet you have this old lady in mind....you are in for a shock!
Read on to see -- pretty scary if you think about it and pretty sad at the same time.
Are you ready ?????
This woman would be only 59 years old.
Stay with this -- the answer is at the end. It will blow you away.
One evening a 14 year old grandson was talking to his grandmother about current events.
The grandson asked his grandmother what she thought about the computer age, and just things in general..
The Grandmother replied, "Well, let me think a minute, I was born before:
' television
' penicillin
' polio shots
' frozen foods
' Xerox
' contact lenses
' the pill
There were no:
' credit cards
' laser beams or
' ball-point pens
Man had not invented:
' pantyhose
' air conditioners
' dishwashers
' clothes dryers
' man hadn't yet walked on the moon
Your Grandfather and I got married first, .. .... ... and then lived together..
Until I was 25, I called every man older than me, "Sir".
And after I turned 25, I still called policemen and every man with a title, "Sir."
We were before gay-rights, computer- dating, dual careers, daycare centres, and group therapy.
Our lives were governed by the Ten Commandments, good judgment, and common sense.
We were taught to know the difference between right and wrong and to stand up and take responsibility for our actions.
Serving your country was a privilege; living in this country was a bigger privilege...
Having a meaningful relationship meant getting along with your cousins.
Draft dodgers were those who closed front doors as the evening breeze started.
Time-sharing meant time the family spent together in the evenings and weekends.
We never heard of FM radios, tape decks, CDs, electric typewriters, yogurt, or guys wearing earrings.
And I don't ever remember any kid blowing his brains out listening to Tommy Dorsey.
If you saw anything with 'Made in Japan' on it, it was junk
The term 'making out' referred to how you did on your school exam....
Pizza Hut, McDonald's, and instant coffee were unheard of.
You could spend a tanner on enough stamps to mail 1 letter and 2 postcards.
You could buy a new Ford Coupe for £600, . .. . but who could afford one?
Too bad, because petrol was ten bob a gallon.
In my day:
' "grass" was mowed,
' "coke" was a cold drink,
' "pot" was something your mother cooked in and
' "rock music" was your grandmother's lullaby.
' "Aids" were helpers in the Principal's office,
' "chip" meant a piece of wood,
' "hardware" was found in a hardware store and
' "software" wasn't even a word.
And we were the last generation to actually believe that a lady needed a husband to have a baby.
No wonder people call us "old and confused" and say there is a generation gap. or from the archives
How old do you think I am?
I bet you have this old lady in mind....you are in for a shock!
Read on to see -- pretty scary if you think about it and pretty sad at the same time.
Are you ready ?????
This woman would be only 59 years old.
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If you take the common usage and translate it to the uk it is still pretty scary
I can remember when a lot of those things became 'mass market' during my childhood and I'm only 54
You could still get a new car under £1000 admittedly not a good one... and I remember when pretty polly first did multi packs of tights for under a pound
first simple music cassette player when I was 10 and they were not that common as most of the people I knew had large reel tape players.. or 'radiograms' And we were the first family in our street to have colour TV
The legislation giving equal rights in the workplace to women was being debated....
Maybe the post was out of date but it does make you think how much has changed 'within living memory' and not all for the better.
I can remember when a lot of those things became 'mass market' during my childhood and I'm only 54
You could still get a new car under £1000 admittedly not a good one... and I remember when pretty polly first did multi packs of tights for under a pound
first simple music cassette player when I was 10 and they were not that common as most of the people I knew had large reel tape players.. or 'radiograms' And we were the first family in our street to have colour TV
The legislation giving equal rights in the workplace to women was being debated....
Maybe the post was out of date but it does make you think how much has changed 'within living memory' and not all for the better.
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